"palmitic acid" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From being an acid discovered in saponified palm oils. From French palmite (“pith of the palm tree”) + -ic. From Latin palma (“palm tree”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|palmite||pith of the palm tree}} French palmite (“pith of the palm tree”), {{m|en|-ic}} -ic, {{der|en|la|palma||palm tree}} Latin palma (“palm tree”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} palmitic acid (uncountable)
  1. (organic chemistry) One of the most common saturated fatty acids; it is found in all animal and most vegetable oils and fats; it is used in the manufacture of soap etc. Wikipedia link: palmitic acid Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Fatty acids Synonyms: hexadecanoic acid Translations (saturated fatty acid): 棕櫚酸 (Chinese Cantonese), 棕榈酸 (zung¹ leoi⁴ syun¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 棕櫚酸 (Chinese Mandarin), 棕榈酸 (zōnglǘsuān) (Chinese Mandarin), kyselina palmitová [feminine] (Czech), palmitiinihappo (Finnish), acide palmitique [masculine] (French), palmitinsav (Hungarian), パルミチン酸 (parumichin-san) (alt: パルミチンさん) (Japanese), 팔미트산 (palmiteusan) (Korean), acid palmitic [masculine] (Romanian), пальмити́новая кислота́ (palʹmitínovaja kislotá) [feminine] (Russian), гексадека́новая кислота́ (geksadekánovaja kislotá) [feminine] (Russian)

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